Short stories or Real life experience that jog your mind to keep your spirits healthy.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Value of Life

There was a farmer who grew
superior quality and award-winning corn.

Each year he entered his
corn in the state fair where it won honor and prizes. After the fair, the
farmer used to come back to his village and share his seed corn with his
neighbors.

One such year, a newspaper reporter came to interview the farmer after
his win. During the interaction he learnt about the farmer’s habit of sharing
his seed corn with his neighbors. He was perplexed. He felt very sorry about
this innocent behavior of the poor farmer. So he decided to
enrich the farmer with his knowledge of the so called definition of
competitiveness in today’s Corporate World.

He began with asking
the farmer; "How can you afford to
share your best seed corn with your neighbors. Aren’t you aware that by giving
them your seed corn you are jeopardizing your chances of winning next year?"

"Not at all Sir”, replied the farmer. Since I give them the seeds,
we are at a level play on the quality of the Seed. So I am challenged by my
fellow farmers on ideas and other efforts required in growing good quality
corn. This challenge keeps me afresh and alive in my work and imparts a lot of
learning. In fact this made me understand the interconnectedness that exists in
the Universe.

He continued saying, “Further the wind picks up pollen from the ripening
corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior,
sub-standard and poor quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the
quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow
good corn."

The farmer had given a definite insight into the connectedness of life. His corn
cannot improve unless his neighbor’s corn also improves. So it is in other
dimensions! Those who choose to be at harmony must help their neighbors to be
at peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well. Those
who choose to be happy must help others to find happiness for the welfare of
each is bound up with the welfare of all. If we are to grow good quality corn,
we must help our neighbors grow good quality corn too.

Moral: Value of a life is measured by the lives it has
added value to….